/*
 *
 *  Copyright 2016 Netflix, Inc.
 *
 *     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *     You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 *     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 *
 */
package com.netflix.metacat.common.type;

/**
 * Canonical type interface.
 *
 * @author zhenl
 */
public interface Type {

    /**
     * Returns the signature of this type that should be displayed to end-users.
     *
     * @return signature
     */
    TypeSignature getTypeSignature();

    /**
     * get display name.
     *
     * @return name
     */
    String getDisplayName();
}
